Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa — match stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 1Sunday, 23 August 2026The American Express Community Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion

4–0

FT
Aston Villa
Brighton at homeAston Villa awayHead-to-head

Match stats

Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 4
Aston Villa 0
Possession
Brighton & Hove Albion 73%
Aston Villa 27%
Shots
Brighton & Hove Albion 21
Aston Villa 6
Shots on target
Brighton & Hove Albion 6
Aston Villa 0
Big chances
Brighton & Hove Albion 6
Aston Villa 0
Corners
Brighton & Hove Albion 5
Aston Villa 2
Passes
Brighton & Hove Albion 647
Aston Villa 242
Pass accuracy
Brighton & Hove Albion 93%
Aston Villa 76%
Saves
Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Aston Villa 3
Fouls
Brighton & Hove Albion 12
Aston Villa 11
Offsides
Brighton & Hove Albion 6
Aston Villa 2
Yellow cards
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Aston Villa 3
Red cards
Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Aston Villa 1

First half

  1. 8Own goal: Victor LindelöfBrighton
  2. 9Yellow card: João GomesAston Villa
  3. 10Yellow card: Pascal GroßBrighton
  4. 11Yellow card: Yasin AyariBrighton
  5. 18Goal: Maxim De CuyperBrighton
  6. 30Goal: Jack HinshelwoodBrighton
  7. 31Goal: Jack HinshelwoodBrighton
  8. 33Yellow card: John McGinnAston Villa
  9. 39VAR review: João GomesAston Villa
  10. 40Red card: João GomesAston Villa

Second half

  1. 64Substitution: João Pedro Loureiro da Costa onYasin Ayari offBrighton
  2. 64Substitution: Charalampos Kostoulas onJack Hinshelwood offBrighton
  3. 74Substitution: Lamare Bogarde onRoss Barkley offAston Villa
  4. 74Substitution: Tyrone Mings onPau Torres offAston Villa
  5. 78Substitution: Ibrahim Osman onMaxim De Cuyper offBrighton
  6. 78Substitution: Zadok Yohanna onMats Wieffer offBrighton
  7. 82Substitution: Matteo Ruggeri onIan Maatsen offAston Villa
  8. 82Substitution: Alysson onJohn McGinn offAston Villa
  9. 86Substitution: Malick Junior Yalcouyé onDiego Gómez offBrighton
  10. 86Substitution: Alejandro Garnacho onEmiliano Buendía offAston Villa
  11. 90Yellow card: Matty CashAston Villa

Match summary

From match data
  • Full time: Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa, Premier League gameweek 1
  • A 8th-minute own goal by Victor Lindelöf put Brighton ahead for good at 1–0
  • Brighton had 73% possession and outshot Aston Villa 21–6
  • Aston Villa's 6–1 home win over Brighton (Sep 2023) was the biggest margin in the 10 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

14 meetings
Brighton wins
0
Draws
0
Aston Villa wins
0

No meetings in this range.

Brighton wins
0
Draws
1
Aston Villa wins
3
Head-to-head results, latest 4; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Aston Villa1–0BrightonL
Brighton3–4Aston VillaL
Brighton0–3Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–2BrightonD
Brighton wins
1
Draws
1
Aston Villa wins
6
Head-to-head results, latest 8; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Aston Villa1–0BrightonL
Brighton3–4Aston VillaL
Brighton0–3Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–2BrightonD
Brighton1–0Aston VillaW
Aston Villa6–1BrightonL
Aston Villa2–1BrightonL
Brighton1–2Aston VillaL
Brighton wins
2
Draws
3
Aston Villa wins
9
Head-to-head results, latest 10; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Aston Villa1–0BrightonL
Brighton3–4Aston VillaL
Brighton0–3Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–2BrightonD
Brighton1–0Aston VillaW
Aston Villa6–1BrightonL
Aston Villa2–1BrightonL
Brighton1–2Aston VillaL
Brighton0–2Aston VillaL
Aston Villa2–0BrightonL

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